allicio

Latin

Etymology

From ad- +‎ laciō.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /alˈli.ki.oː/, [älˈlʲɪkioː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /alˈli.t͡ʃi.o/, [älˈliːt͡ʃio]
• The length of the vowel in the perfect stem (allē̆x-) is not entirely certain, but it is most likely short.

Verb

alliciō (present infinitive allicere, perfect active allē̆xī, supine allectum); third conjugation iō-variant

1. to entice, lure or attract

   Synonyms: indūcō, sēdūcō, dēdūcō, sollicitō, persuādeō, pelliciō, capiō

2. to win over

   Synonyms: dēdūcō, pelliciō, conciliō, perdūcō

3. to obtain, gain, capture

   Synonyms: acquīrō, adipīscor, cōnsequor, lucror, parō, pariō, impetrō, mereō, sūmō, emō, potior, comparō, apīscor, obtineō, conciliō, colligō, nancīscor

   Antonym: āmittō

Conjugation

   Conjugation of alliciō (third conjugation iō-variant)

indicative		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	alliciō	allicis	allicit	allicimus	allicitis	alliciunt
	imperfect	alliciēbam	alliciēbās	alliciēbat	alliciēbāmus	alliciēbātis	alliciēbant
	future	alliciam	alliciēs	alliciet	alliciēmus	alliciētis	allicient
	perfect	allē̆xī	allē̆xistī	allē̆xit	allē̆ximus	allē̆xistis	allē̆xērunt, allē̆xēre
	pluperfect	allē̆xeram	allē̆xerās	allē̆xerat	allē̆xerāmus	allē̆xerātis	allē̆xerant
	future perfect	allē̆xerō	allē̆xeris	allē̆xerit	allē̆xerimus	allē̆xeritis	allē̆xerint
passive	present	allicior	alliceris, allicere	allicitur	allicimur	alliciminī	alliciuntur
	imperfect	alliciēbar	alliciēbāris, alliciēbāre	alliciēbātur	alliciēbāmur	alliciēbāminī	alliciēbantur
	future	alliciar	alliciēris, alliciēre	alliciētur	alliciēmur	alliciēminī	allicientur
	perfect	allectus + present active indicative of sum
	pluperfect	allectus + imperfect active indicative of sum
	future perfect	allectus + future active indicative of sum
subjunctive		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	alliciam	alliciās	alliciat	alliciāmus	alliciātis	alliciant
	imperfect	allicerem	allicerēs	alliceret	allicerēmus	allicerētis	allicerent
	perfect	allē̆xerim	allē̆xerīs	allē̆xerit	allē̆xerīmus	allē̆xerītis	allē̆xerint
	pluperfect	allē̆xissem	allē̆xissēs	allē̆xisset	allē̆xissēmus	allē̆xissētis	allē̆xissent
passive	present	alliciar	alliciāris, alliciāre	alliciātur	alliciāmur	alliciāminī	alliciantur
	imperfect	allicerer	allicerēris, allicerēre	allicerētur	allicerēmur	allicerēminī	allicerentur
	perfect	allectus + present active subjunctive of sum
	pluperfect	allectus + imperfect active subjunctive of sum
imperative		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	—	allice	—	—	allicite	—
	future	—	allicitō	allicitō	—	allicitōte	alliciuntō
passive	present	—	allicere	—	—	alliciminī	—
	future	—	allicitor	allicitor	—	—	alliciuntor
non-finite forms		active			passive
		present	perfect	future	present	perfect	future
infinitives		allicere	allē̆xisse	allectūrum esse	allicī	allectum esse	allectum īrī
participles		alliciēns	—	allectūrus	—	allectus	alliciendus, alliciundus
verbal nouns		gerund				supine
		genitive	dative	accusative	ablative	accusative	ablative
		alliciendī	alliciendō	alliciendum	alliciendō	allectum	allectū

Descendants

• Portuguese: aliciar

Further reading

• “allicio”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• allicio in Enrico Olivetti, editor (2003-2025), Dizionario Latino, Olivetti Media Communication
• allicio in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
• Carl Meißner, Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book‎^[1], London: Macmillan and Co.
  • to arouse feelings of compassion in some one: ad misericordiam aliquem allicere, adducere, inducere